Electrical Project Engineer

Key responsibilities:

Lead the development of custom control systems, including specifications, layouts, schematics, logic diagrams, wiring, grounding, and other custom control hardware required for machine control systems

Compose protection and control equipment specifications

Be the contact liaison for technical issues with the customer

Develop and execute start-up, testing and commissioning plans

Coordinate with team members on technical matters to meet project specifications, cost control and schedule objectives

Interface with internal and external team members such as principal engineers, control engineers, electrical designers, project managers, engineering leaders and support organizations

Involvement with the controls scope for proposals, including writing and/or reviewing technical specifications, estimating design man-hours and materials, supporting sourcing for vendor quotations, and the development of clarifications and exceptions as well as technical responses

Initiate and execute design and process improvements

Perform root cause analysis and execute corrective actions

Work in conjunction with team to ensure new machine or process designs are compliant with current specifications detailed in industry codes

Key qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Industrial Engineering Technology

5 or more years of prior industrial controls and automation experience on projects of various sizes and complexities

Experience with PLC programming required. Rockwell Automation experience preferred.

Knowledge of and experience using industry standards and codes, and ability to engineer design based on customer specifications

Ability to take projects from design to completion

Previous experience with the design, programming and troubleshooting of vision, motion and robotic systems preferred

Demonstrated electrical and mechanical troubleshooting capability

Strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills

Ability to work in a team environment and interface directly with customers and vendors

Ability to lead other engineers and be accountable for team results in order to deliver a high quality product on time and under budget

Ability to develop and implement standards and structured programs

Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Outlook, Excel and Word'